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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: 71-21905 AUTHOR: Heilman, Madeline E.; Herlihy, Joyce M.


TITLE: Affirmative action, negative reaction? Some
moderating conditions.

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1984
JOURNAL: Organizational-Behavior-and-Human-Performance;
1984 Apr Vol 33(2) 204-213

ABSTRACT: 175 male and female college-bound high school
students reviewed a description of a managerial job,
indicated their interest in the job, and rated it on a
number of descriptive dimensions. The proportion of women
currently holding this position (8 or 28%) and how they
came to acquire their jobs (merit, preferential treatment
based on gender, or no information) were systematically
varied. Results indicate that increased proportions of
women job holders produced greater job interest among
females only when it was believed they had acquired their
positions on the basis of merit. Furthermore, lower job
interest among males was evidenced in preferential
treatment as compared to merit conditions. The tendency for
males to treat no information about position acquisition as
they did information of preferential treatment and for
females to treat no information about position acquisition
as they did information of merit-based placement was noted.
Implications for affirmative action programs are discussed.
(8 ref) (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1984 American
Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)

KEY DESCRIPTORS: HIGH-SCHOOL-STUDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL
INTERESTS; OCCUPATIONAL-STATUS; HUMAN-FEMALES; HUMAN-SEX
DIFFERENCES; OCCUPATIONAL-ATTITUDES; COMPETENCE-;
ADOLESCENCE-


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